Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant

Best Known For

Pho: Vietnam's unofficial national dish, with flat rice noodles in clear but flavourful and aromatic beef broth, garnished with a bean sprouts side dish.

Providing a tantalising taste of Vietnamese fare in the heart of Launceston’s York Town Square is Mekong Restaurant on George Street. Adorned with bamboo screens and a splash of green, the restaurant interior is a contemporary take on elements of traditional Vietnamese style creating a welcoming venue, ideally suited to intimate dining. A feast of tangy flavours and heady aromas like chilli, lemongrass and ginger are enough to whisk tastebuds away to the bustling food stalls of Ho Chi Minh, where grilled turmeric chicken skewers are served with housemade peanut sauce, alongside sugarcane prawns with classic dipping sauce. Delve into mains like spicy sate beef with steamed broccoli and special fried rice; or perhaps caramelised pork fillets and eggs, in a clay pot with Vietnamese pickles.